Ordant alternative
The modern Ordant alternative for print & sign shops
Ordant's estimating engine is genuinely deep — offset, wide-format, apparel, wraps, all in one quoting system. For commercial printers running mixed processes, that depth matters. For a sign shop, it's more machine than you need: the estimating power comes with MIS-style setup and a workflow that revolves around estimates rather than the shop floor. PrinterFlo flips that — floor-first with a board, custom stages and automations, and pricing that's deep enough for signage without an implementation phase.
Bring your customers and past invoices with you: export them as CSV, drop them into Settings → Import, and PrinterFlo matches the columns for you. Pricing gets set up in the options library, and we'll do that with you, free.
PrinterFlo vs Ordant
| Ordant | PrinterFlo | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Mixed-format commercial print | Sign, wide-format & small print shops |
| Estimating | Very deep, complex | Deep enough for signage — size × options, tiers — without training |
| Shop floor | Order lists | Drag-and-drop board, item statuses, installer photo notes |
| Approvals & payment | Available | One no-login link for proofs, approval and deposit |
| Time to value | Implementation phase | Same day |
Switching from Ordant
The part everyone worries about, in three steps.
- 01
Export from Ordant
Most systems let you export your customer list as a CSV or Excel file, and many export invoice or order history too. Price lists are hit and miss: some systems export them, many don't. Whatever Ordant lets you export is yours to take.
- 02
Import it here
Settings → Import: drop the files in and check the columns PrinterFlo matched. Customers come in as customers, products with flat or per square foot prices, and past invoices, orders and payments as read-only history on each customer. Old invoice PDFs can go on too. Pricing formulas, matrices and tiers don't import. They get rebuilt in the options library, and we'll do that with you, free.
- 03
Bring the jobs you're still working on
Export your open orders from Ordant too and drop them under Open orders. Each one becomes a live order on your board, its jobs in the column its status matches, with anything already paid counted on its balance. You tick which statuses come over, nothing emails your customers, and one click undoes the import.
Or don't do it yourself — send us the export.
We'll map and load your customers and products for you, check the prices came across right, and hand it back ready to quote from. No charge, and you don't have to be a customer first.
Where Ordant fits
Commercial print shops running mixed processes (offset + digital + wide-format) that need estimating across all of them.
Why shops switch to PrinterFlo
- → MIS-style setup and learning curve.
- → Workflow centers on estimates and orders, not a floor-first board.
- → Sign-shop-specific flows (proof approval, installs) are generic.
- → No automations attached to customizable stages.
Ordant alternative — FAQ
Is PrinterFlo a good Ordant alternative for a sign shop?
For sign and wide-format shops, yes — you get materials-based pricing and a production workflow designed for signage without Ordant's MIS-grade setup. If you run offset presses, Ordant's estimating depth may still fit better.
Run your shop on PrinterFlo
A clean production board, fast quoting with a built-in sign calculator, and one-click customer approvals — built for how sign & print shops actually work.
Try it free. No card needed.